Long-term Deprivation of Liberty ing, and the living conditions and other aspects of the treatment of inmates. The external technicians, in addition to examining the quality of the medical assis­ tance provided and other healthcare issues, performed an analysis of the clinical histories and of the medical and legal documentation generated by the medical professional provided to inmates (essentially the medical reports on injuries is­ sued by the medical professional provided to inmates when they suffer injuries produced inside the prison). 76. As regards the characteristics of the prison population of each center, the prison of Alcala de Guadaira (Seville) and the women’s prison of Barcelona are exclusively for women (except as regards the open section of the one in Barcelona), while the prison of Ocaña II (Toledo) is for men, and the other three –even though they are also for men– have at least one module for women. The two centers exclusively for women had a specific module for mothers with children under the age of three and pregnant women in the final months of gestation. As regards the legal proceedings status of the persons held at the centers, all penitentiary facilities had both convicted and remand prisoners, although the women’s prison of Barcelona essentially held female remand prisoners and the prisons of A Lama (Pontevedra), Alava and Ocaña II (Toledo) held mainly convicts. Finally, the majority of prisons had open sections, where the inmates classified in third degree lived, although such facilities were not visited. The visited centers had 77. As may be seen in the following table, within the different prison structures existing in our country, this Institution has visited very diverse centers as regards both size and occupancy: small centers –the prison of Ocaña II (Toledo) and, especially, the prisons of Alcala de Guadaira (Seville) and the women’s prison of Barcelona–, medium-sized –the prisons of Alava and Murcia II–, and large centers –such as the prison of A Lama (Pontevedra). Very different as regards different typology according to the gender of the prison population size and occupancy Table 31. Occupancy of the visited prisons Prison Prison of A Lama (Pontevedra) Occupancy on day of visit (inmates) 1.210* Number of cells 1235 cells Prison of Alcala de Guadaira (Seville) 162** 135 cells Prison of Alava 632*** 552 cells (modules in operation) Women’s prison of Barcelona 170**** 51 cells Prison of Murcia II 972 762 cells (modules in operation) Prison of Ocaña II (Toledo) 419***** 424 cells * ** *** **** ***** Over 100 men and 4 women in the Social Integration Center «Carmen Avendaño». More than 7 women in the open section. Over 85 inmates in an open regime, located in the former prison of Nanclares de la Oca. Over 107 women and 217 men in the open section. More than 2 inmates in the open section. THE OMBUDSMAN OF SPAIN 81

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